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2 July, 2014Editorial, FeaturedComments Off on Industrial Hemp Knowledge On The Rise!

Since the dawn of time industrial hemp has served as a key ingredient in almost every major building material, cloth, and even food. It’s no wonder that industrial hemp has been taking off across the country, starting with pilot projects in Colorado and Kentucky. According to U.S. Department of Agriculture, …

This is a moving and persuasive article by Doug Fine. He sites how legalizing hemp would have a direct affect on his family and what is getting in the way of that legalization. — How can a decision be both astonishing and a no-brainer? On June 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed …

When most people think of hemp, visions of parental lectures and classroom moments with dire warnings about the evils of the drug marijuana flash through their minds. This common misconception is one of the main reasons industrial hemp is not growing throughout America today. Hemp is often confused with marijuana …

22 April, 2012Editorial, FeaturedComments Off on United States: Protecting Industrial Hemp in New England

Accolades to the politicians in New England. News yesterday out of New Hampshire reports the Senate is considering protecting industrial hemp from being listed as a controlled substance. It would only go into effect after the Drug Enforcement Agency certifies that at least two other New England states have adopted …

Can you feel the change happening… it’s coming and in a big way. I think this is the year that Hemp will finally be taken seriously – and it seems Kentucky is leading the way. Here is a great article written by Johnathon Miller, “the former two-term elected Kentucky State …

Interview of Hempy’s owner Albert Lewis. Interviewed by: Josh Davis for hemp.com 1/19/12 Hemp.com’s Senior Editor Josh Davis sat down with the owner of HEMPY’S, Mr. Albert Lewis to discuss hemp and its future in America… Davis: It’s cold in New York. I went looking for a hat and thought, …

26 February, 2012Featured, InDepthComments Off on Ron Paul: “Hemp is a Good Product”

Ron Paul believs Hemp is a good products and frankly, we agree!. Ron paul has been an ongoing vocal supporter of industrial hemp and hemp products. He is an advocate of bringing hemp farming back to our struggling farmers. With more people like Ron paul speaking out about industrial hemps …

5 January, 2012FeaturedComments Off on Austin360: Food Matters – Hemp seeds can help you

It is widely known the value of hemp seeds to the human body but this well written, fun and healthy article helped to remind me how great the hemp plant is! From Austin360.com New year, new you, right? If you’re thinking about ways to improve your eating in 2012, consider …

Alaska Native News – A resolution was introduced to the Fairbanks City Council by Lloyd Hilling, and passed on a 4-1 vote on Monday.The resolution will urge the state to legalize the cultivation of industrial hemp. It also asked that the state petition the United States to constitutionally justify the …

Vermont supporters of hemp received a boost Tuesday when U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., signed on as a co-sponsor of The Industrial Hemp Farming Act. That measure, introduced five months ago in the House by Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, would remove federal restrictions on the cultivation of hemp, a crop …

SACRAMENTO, Calif. –The bill has the endorsement of the UFCW, the Imperial County Farm Bureau, California Certified Organic Growers and other leading farming organizations. Dan Rush, UFCW 5 Statewide Special Operations Director, stated, “UFCW enthusiastically supports SB 676 because we see it as a jobs and revenue generator at a …

Shampoo, shirts and milk are just several things that can be made out of hemp. Stratford farmer Charles Meyer has been an advocate for industrial hemp for years. He said, “In the early days hemp was the standard of the economy. It could be a multi-trillion dollar had it kept …

By George Morin With the possible exception of soy, no plant has managed to spawn as many different products and as much controversy as hemp. You can buy hemp clothing, hemp paper, hemp milk, and hemp oil; the list goes on. Even an electric car has been built out of …

As of this last post The California State… “Senate also voted to legalize farming of industrial hemp in five counties in California for use in making products such as paper and clothes. Industrial hemp is a variety of cannabis sativa plant that has much lower levels of psychoactive chemicals than …

How is it that Canada, our closest industrialized neighbor, has no problem growing hemp while we Americans are forbidden to plant one seed in the ground? In a recent article for the Salem-News Diane Walsh sheds some interesting light on our Hemp growing neighbor sand why we are still slaves …

Rob Jungmaven has a dream – “To get every man women and child in America to wear a Hemp t-shirt by 2020!” Not a bad dream if you ask me… I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Mr. Jungmaven the founder of Jungmavan and Manastash clothing line which …

For most of human history, the hemp plant has been used as an integral crop of commerce and navigation. Cultures across the globe have utilized hemp as a source of food, rigging and building materials and paper pulp. It is, without a doubt, the most resilient and efficient plant the Earth has ever grown. But not until now has it become quite so necessary to realize the prohibition of hemp and cannabis must be suspended. The arguments against legalization do not stand trial when compared to the immense benefits.

We are always on the lookout for some good articles about our favorite fibrous plant, hemp… here’s a good one from 303 Magazine. This is a wonderful article that gives you some good over all information on the hemp plant. It has a comedic flare to it that captures your attention. …

In a bold step today, Congress introduced a new law that gives the national parks service the authority and duty to hand out free hemp seeds to all persons without jobs. The ‘Go Grow Yourself a Life’ program is expected to be able to reach almost 72 million Americans in …